{"product_id":"in-the-maelstrom-9780228016533","title":"In the Maelstrom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Maelstrom\u003c\/i\u003e is the first study of the Fourteenth Waffen-SS “Galicia” Division that covers both the military formation’s wartime experience and its postwar fate. It explores the lives of the Division’s veterans, controversial ongoing debates surrounding the motivation of recruits, and accusations of wartime criminality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The history of the 'Galicia' Division has produced a vast body of material; however, much of it is highly politicized. \u003ci\u003eIn the Maelstrom\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the entire history of the division and presents a much-needed critical narrative.” Olesya Khromeychuk, author of \u003ci\u003e‘Undetermined’ Ukrainians: Post-War Narratives of the Waffen SS ‘Galicia’ Division\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book offers a balanced and nuanced account. There are clear indications that propagandistic Soviet publications had an impact on public discussions of the division in the 1980s. They propagated the Soviet enemy image of Ukrainian nationalists as fascist collaborators and henchmen of the Germans during World War Two in the West. There is a direct line that links these Soviet depictions with Vladimir Putin’s recent claim that Ukraine is ruled by a ‘Nazi’ regime, which he used to justify the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This makes a critical reappraisal of older discussions about Ukrainian nationalist forces and German rule in World War Two urgent and timely, to which Myroslav Shkandrij’s book makes an important contribution.” \u003cem\u003eSlavonic and East European Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864245023063,"sku":"9780228016533","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780228016533.jpg?v=1723812671","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-maelstrom-9780228016533","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}